length, ten shaku, measure, Mr.
Came from Chinese. It usually shows up when the kanji is joined to another, forming a compound word.
It is Japanese. It usually shows up when the kanji stands alone or is followed by hiragana.
The order matters: it is what makes handwriting come out legible, and it is how dictionaries index the character.
Visual decomposition, for recognising and comparing — not always the character's origin.
Where it appears is highlighted — the translation doesn't always make that visible.
大丈夫、大丈夫。日本語、上手になりましたね。
Daijoubu, daijoubu. Nihongo, jouzu ni narimashita ne.
It's alright, it's alright. Your Japanese has gotten better, huh.
それでいいよ!それと、丈夫な傘があれば。
Sore de ii yo! Sore to, joubu na kasa ga areba.
That works! And a sturdy umbrella, if you have one.
もう一本しか残ってないですけど、頑丈なやつです。
Mou ippon shika nokottenai desu kedo, ganjou na yatsu desu.
Only one left, but it's a strong one.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-10-22 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0